Mattress border stitching machine



Aug. 14, N KE| Y- MATTRESS BORDER STITCHING MACHINE Filed April 14, 1941 '7 Sheets-Sheet l .LALIK Il n Allg.. 1945. D N KELLY 2,382,486

MATTRESS BORDER STITCHING M ACHINE Filed April 14, 1941 '7 Sheets-Sheet 2 III a U l s Aug E4, D. N KELLY MATTRESS BORDER STITCHING MACHINE Filed April 14. 1941 '7 Sheets-Sheet 3 m w. w ug E4, 1945. D, N, KELLY 2,382,486

MATTRESS BORDER STITCHING MACHINE Filed Apri 14, 1941 '7 Sheets-Shee. 4

Aug. 14, 12945.

D, N. KELLY MATTRESS BORDER STITCHING MACHINE Fild April 14. 1941 v sheets-sheet 5 Aug. 14, 1945..` D N KELLY MATTRESS BORDER STITCHING MACHINE '7 Sheets-Sheet 6 Filed April 14, 1941 Aug 14 1945 D. N. KELLY MATTRESS. BORDER STITCHING MACHINE Filed April 14,v 1941 7 Sheets-Sheet 7 Patented Aug. 14, 1945 Mar'rnass'nonnna s'rl'rcmNG MACHINE Dwight N. Kelly, Chicago, Ill., assigner to A. Brandwein t Company, Chicago, Ill., a corpo:-

ration of Illinois application April 14, 1941, sei-mino. 388,417 1o claims. cci. 11e- 117i The invention relates generally to stitching mavchines and more particularly to 'a machine for making parallel lines of stitching on mattress borders or the like.

The. invention has among its objects the'production of such a machine which will automatically stitch a plurality of rows of parallel lines of stitching, the ends lof which lines terminate intermediate the edges of the material, which machine is very durable, dependable andeiiicient.

Another object of the invention is the production of such a machine wherein the stitching mechanism reciprocates across the material to be stitched in combination with means for stopping the stitching mechanism at the end of the stitching operation, cutting the thread, returning the machine to its initial position, and starting the machine again at the beginning of the next line of stitching, all of said operations being performed' in synchronism with one another.

A further object of the invention is the production of novel means for cutting the thread' at the end of the stitching operation.

A further object of the invention is the production oi' novel means for hol they material in position While being stitched.

Other objects oi the invention are the improvements in stitching mechanisms of the type described, in sundry details as will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the disclosure hereinafter given.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters indicate like or corresponding parts:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational View ofa machine embo the present invention;

Fis. 2 is a rear elevational view of the machin illustrated in Fig. l

Fig, 3 is a top plan view of the machine with a portion of the stitching machine head broken away;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken approximately on the line ii-s oi Fig. i;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken approximately on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3; o

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken approximately on the line 6 6 of Fig. 3 with a portion of the hold-down mechanism illustrated in section;

Fig. 7 is a side elevational view of a portion oi the stitching mechanism illustrating the foot actuating and thread sweep actuating mechanism;

Fig. 8 is a iront elevational view oi the cutting mechanism for severing the thread at the end of the stitching operation showing the same in non-cutting position;

Fig. 9 is a similar view of the cutting mechanism illustrating the same in cutting position;

Fig.- 10 is a top plan view ofthe cutting mechanism illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9;

Fig. 11 is a plan view of the product adapted to be stitched on the machine illustrated;

Fig. 12 is a sectional view taken approximately on the line I2-I2 of Fin-'11;

Fig. 13 -is a detail side elevation on an enlarged scale of a certain stop motion clutch mechanism employed to stop the sewing machine;

Fig. 14 isa front elevation of the mechanism seen in Fig.V 13 looking int-he direction of the arrow I4 inFig. 13with the shaft shown in section; i

Fig. 15 is a detail diametrieal section through the clutch taken on the line I5-l5 of Fig. 16; and

Fig.. 16 is a cross section taken on the line |8--l6 of Fis. 15.

The machine illustrated is adapted to stitch a series 'of parallel lines of stitching on a relatively narrow strip or strips oi material such as a border boxing adapted to enclose the side and end edges of a mattress. The lines of stitching extend transversely to the strip and terminate at points spaced from the adjacent edges of the material.

, To accomplish this result the'border comprising one or more plies. of material which are to be stitched, is intermittently fed ac'ross the machine, and the stitching mechanism which is transverselymovable relative the material is reciprocated across the same to form the line of stitching. When the stitching mechanism has reached the end of its stitching operation it is automatically stopped, the thread is cut and the stitching mechanism returned to its initial position. Simultanetween the front and rear members 3 and 4. are" a pair oi spaced tubular ways 1. Slidably carried by the ways 1 il a. carriage, designated generally by the numeral 8, the latter having bearing` portions 9 engageable with the ways l. Mounted on -the carriage 811s a. stitching mechanism, designated generally' by -the numeral Il, the latter in the present instance being of the so-called chain stitch type and having the usual stitching head I2. Suitably journaled in the. supporting frame I is a main drive shaft I3, the latter being connected with a suitable source of power such as a motor I4, -by the belts I5 or other suitable means, carried on pulleys I6 and' I1 secured to the shaft I3 and Amotor drive shaft I8, respectively, the motor I4 being mounted on suitable cross members carriedy by the supporting frame I. J ournaled in suitable bearings I9 and 2 I, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6 is a vertically extending shaft 22 operatively connected to the shaft I3 by the worm 23 and worm wheel 24 carried by the shafts I3 and 22 respectively, Rigidly secured to the shaft 22 is a main cam disk 25 which is provided in its upper face witha cam slot 26 clearly shown in Fig. 4. Pivotally carried by the cross member 21 of the supporting frame I is a lever 28 having a roller 29 positioned in the cam slot 26. An adjustable link 3I pivotally secured at its ends to the carriage 8 and the lever 28 respectively, operatively connects the carriage to the lever 28l so that upon rotation of the cam disk 25 the carriage 8 will be reciprocated on the ways 1.

The stitching mechanism construction construction and operatively connects the adjacent ends of the shafts 34 and 35.

5I, roller 55, arm 53, link 58, rocker arm 51 and shaftl 58. (See Figs. 2 and 4.) At the `end oi' a line of stitches'the roller 55 runs-ofi' the high face of the cam and the spring 63 swings the actuating lever 62 against the front face of the clutch collar 36j which runs along the finger or lug 36i until the notch registers therewith; the

spring 63 then projects the finger into the notch. l positively stopping the clutch collar, the clutch.

disc, the shaft and the stitching mechanism at a predetermined point in the rotational movement of the clutch disc.

The clutch collar has a cylindrical edge 38k eccentrically disposed with respect to the axis of the shaft 35 and so disposed with respect to the notch that it engages the finger 36i of the actuating lever directly before the notch reaches the finger. Engagement of the eccentric edge with the finger of the actuating lever causes 'the clutch collar to be partially rotated on the axis of the stub shaft 36d; thereby partially rotating said stub 'shaft slightly in a contra-clockwise direction and moving the clutch roller out of frictional engagement with the internal face of the cylindrical part of the housing. Momentum carries the clutch disc and clutch collar around until the finger is projected into the notch.

The stop motion mechanism shown and described is the standard stop motion clutch mechanism used in the Singer buttonhole sewing machine.-

Brleii'y the stop motion mechanism 36 (Figs. 2, 4

4 and 13 to 16 inclusive) comprises a cylindrical housing 36a rigidly mounted on the drive shaft 34 `and containing a clutch disc 36h which is -rigidly mounted on the driven shaft 35 and rotates with the housing when clutched thereto.

A roller 36e contained in a socket in a stub shaft 36d rotatively. mounted in the clutch disc adjacent its periphery, cooperates with the housing 36a to clutch lthe clutch disc thereto. When in clutched condition the roller bears against the internal cylindrical face 36e ofthe cylindrical.

part of the housing.

Mounted adjacentA the outer face of the clutch disc is a clutch collar 36j which is carried by the stub vshaft 36d'and is urged in the direction of the arrow a (Fig. 16) by a coiled compression spring 36g until the stub shaft 36d has frictionally engaged the roller 36c'with the internal cylindrical face 36e of the cylindrical part of the housing. To unclutch the roller 36o from the internal cylindrical. face of the housing, lthe clutch collar 36j is partially rotated in a contraclockwise direction and therewith the stub shaft Reference is here-made to Letters Patent of the U: S. No. 863,129, dated August 13, 1901, issued to The Singer Manufacturing Company, assignee of E. B. Allen, for an improvement in stop motion device for sewing machines, which patent discloses stop motion mechanism generally similar to that disclosed in the present aplplication.

By means of the clutch and stop motion mechanism 36 to the shafts 34 and 35 may be rigidly secured to one another and rotate as a single shaft or the two shafts may freely rotate relative to one another when so desired. The specific details of the clutch and stop motion mechanism 36 form no part of the present invention as any suitable clutch of this ltype that stops the driven shaft in a predetermined angular position may be employed of which there are numerous types on the market. Referring to Fig. 6 shaft 34 is operatively connected to the shaft I3 by means of sprockets 31 and 38 carried by the respective shafts and .chain 39. Pvotally carried at one vend by the shaft 32 is an arm 4I, see Fig. 6,

of said arms is a pair of sprockets 43 and 44'reis rotated in the same direction, thereby retract- Ying the roller from its engagement'with said inf ternal cylindrical ,face of the housing.

Cooperating with the clutch collar is the here-l inafterA described actuating lever 62 which has a finger or lug 36i that is adapted to enter a notch 36j in the clutch collar when the sewing machine arrives at `the end of each liney of stitches, and thereby positively stop the stitching mechanism with'its needle in raised position.

The actuating lever 62 is swung into its operl.

ative position for unclutching the clutch mechanism by a spring 63, and is swung into inoperative position by the hereinafter described cam spectively, the latter being rigidly connected with one another.'L The sprocket 431s operatively connected to a sprocket 45 carried by the shaft 35 by means of ,a chain 46 and the sprocket 44 is operatively connected by a chain 41 to a sprocket 48 rigidly connected to the driving shaft 32 of the stitching mechanism. Thus, the shafts 32 and 35 rare positively connected at all times, although the shaft 32 may move towards and away from the shaft 35 as the carriage 8 is rel ciprocated. l

As illustrated in Figs. 4 and e, the mich step .motion mechanism 36 is actuated by a cam disk 5I .carried by the shaft 22 and positioned directly below the cam disk 25. Pivotally mounted on a stationary :cross member 52 of the supporting frame l ls an L-shaped arm 53, the later being pivotally connected to the member 52 as shown at d. Carried by one end of the arm 53 is a. roller 55 engageable with the cam '5L The opposite end of the arm 53 is connected by means of a link 56 to a rocker arm 51, thelatter being carried by a shaft 58, journaled in a bearing block 59 which isvsecured to the vertical strut t! of the supporting frame l, see Figs. 2 and 6. Carried by the shaft 58ris the actuating lever 'S2 engageable with the clutch and stop motion mechanism 36 to actuate the later. A spring 63 acting through the various links and levers urges the roller 55 in engagement with the cam disk et, the latter being so designed and shaped relative to the cam slot 26 that the lever 62 will be maintained in a position whereby the shafts 3d and 35 are locked to one another while the stitching mechanism is being translated in a forward direction as illustrated by the arrow in Fig. 6.

Feeding mechanism Extending between the members 3 and i of the supporting frame i isa cross member E13, Fig. 3 to which is secured standards designated generally by the numeral 65 comprising vertical portions 66 and horizontal portions 5l which are secured to the cross member 84. Journaled in the standards or uprights 66 is a lower roller 68 and an upper roller 69, see Figs. 1 and 6, the latter being transversely movable relative to the roller S8 and urged toward the latter by a spring or other` suitable means which may be adjusted by means of the nut li. Any suitable 'roller construction may be employed.

Mounted on a cross member l2, shown in Fig.

3, is a second pair of uprights or standards 13 which carry a pair of feed rollers lt. The feed rollers Tl as best illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 5K and 6 are connected with one another by pinions l5 so that the rolls 'it will rotate simultaneously in opposite directions. Secured to the shaft le of the lower roller ld is a pair of ratchet wheels Fig. 2. Also rotatably mounted on the shaft it is a ratchet arm i8 having a pawl 79 engageable with. one of the wheels ll, whereby rotation of the arm it in a clockwise direction, as illusltrated in Fig. 2, will rotate the ratchet wheels iii and rolls lil. A stationary pawl Bl engageable with the other ratchet wheel ll prevents counterclockwise rotation of the shaft 16. The arm 'i8 is connected through a link 82 to an arm et carried by the shaft 8d. The latter is driven from the shaft i3 by means of the worm`85 and worm vwheel te carried on the shafts I3 and t,

respectively. |The shaft 84 is supported in operative position by the bearing members 81, which in turn are secured to a plate 88 mounted on the supporting frame l as in Fig. 4. Thus,

' as the shaft t@ is rotated by means of the worm and worm wheel, the feed rolls 'le will be intermittently rotated to advance the material being stitched.'V It will be apparent that by adjusting. the length of the link 82 and varying the radial distance between the axis of theshafts ed and the point of connectionvof the link 32 with the arm 33, the travel of the arm 'i8 and therefore the amount of rotation of the feed roll lil may be varied. It will also be apparent that as the shafts M and 22 are both positively driven from the shaft i3 through their respective worms and worm wheels, the rotation. of the feed rolls 14 will at all times be in synchronism with the reciprocation of the carriage. The relative adiustments of the carriage and feed rolls 'Il is such that-the latter will impart a feeding action to the material being stitched during the return movement of the sewing'mechanism, while the latter is inoperative.

Cut-017 and foot lifting mechanism As previously mentioned, provision ismade for cutting the thread at the end ofthe stitching operation and simultaneously with the cutting operation the foot of the sewing machine is lifted, remaining in this position until the sewing mechanism has been returned to its original position and ready to begin the next line of stitching. The details of the machine by which these functions are accomplished are illustrated in Figs. 7, 8, 9 and l0. Pivotally carried by the sewing head ii as shown in Figs. 5 and 7 is an arm 89, the latter being pivotally connected to the head by a screw 9|. One end of the arm il@ is operatively connected at 92' to the foot S3 of the sewing head. The arm is also connected by a link 913 to an arm 95 which is pivotally con-y nected at et to the head. The opposite end of the arm il@ is pivotally connected to a plate member or rocker ann el by means of a link QB, the

plate 9i being pivotally connected to 'a plate $9 f rigidly secured to the head il and movable therewith. Carried by the plate 97 'is a stud lill having a roller H32 mounted thereon. A spring |03 connected at one end to an extension of the stud l0! and at the opposite end to a. portion of the head i I, urges the plate 91 downwardly about its point of connection l0@ with the plate 99. The roller 02 is engageable during reciprocation of the carriage and head i i with cam blocks m5 and |66, respectively. Y

In their initial position the plate 91 and roller EQ2 are as illustrated in Fig. 5, with the foot 93 of the stitching mechanism in its downward position and the arm 95 in its forward position. As the carriage and head H reach the end of the stitching operation, the roller |02 willengage the cam member 40S, which will rotate the plate Sl in a counterclockwse direction, whereby the spring H33 will draw the plate into the position illustrated in Fig. 7, thereby actuating the arm t9 and associated parts to raise the foot @3 and move the arm 95 into the position'illustrated .in Fig. 7. The plate @l will remain in this position until the carriage and head have returned to their initial starting position, at which time the roller will engage the cam member m5, ro-

tating the plate 9i back into the position illus-l trated in Fig. 5, the spring H33 maintaining the plate in this position until again actuated by the cam member lut. A pin 57a projecting laterally from the plate 91 engages the lower end of the link u8 (see Fig.- 5) and limits the rotational ried by means of a screw i it is an actuating arm I iii', the latter having a roller dit adjacent the lower end thereof and a slot H9 adjacent the upper end thereof. Carried by the bar H3 and positioned in the slot H9 is a roller I2l. The cutter bar H3 is maintained in the slot H 2 by means of a plate |22 secured to lthe supporting plate III by means of screws or the like, and a sprirg |23 secured at its ends to the arm I I1 and plate respectively, urges the arm ||1 and cliiit bar ||3 into the position illustrated in g. Pivotally mounted on an extension |24 of the front member 3 of the supporting frame as best illustrated in Figs. 3 and 10 are a pair of gear segments and |26 which are meshed with one another. Extending from the segment |25 is an arm |21 which is engageable with the roller ||8, while extending from the segment' |26 is a projection |28 engageable with the stop |29 mounted on the carriage 8. As the carriage nears the end of its -forward or stitching movement, the stop |29 will strike the projection |28, thereby rotating the gear segment |26 which in turn will rotate the segment |25 and with it the arm |21. The latter at this point of operation is ad jacent the roller IIB and will therefore pivot the arm ||1 about the screw H6. Due to the engagement of the roller |2| in the slot ||9 of the arm I1, the cutter bar I I3 will be longitudinally moved into the position illustrated in'Fig. 9, thereby engaging the cutting surface ||4 with the thread T to sever the same. As the carriage returns to its original position, the roller I I8 will Thus, as power is applied,

disengage the arm |21 and the spring |23 will return the arm |I1'and cutter bar ||3 to their original position as illustrated in Fig. 8. Likewise, a spring |3| secured at its respective ends to the arm |21 and the frame member 3 will return the gear segments to their original position.

The actuation of the cutter bar/I I3 is timed with the actuation ofthe arm 89 so that the arm 85 will be actuated just prior to the actuation of the cutter bar II3. The end of the arm 95 is provided with an L-shaped wire extension |32 engageable with the thread so that when the arm 95 is actuated into its position illustrated in Fig. 1, the horizontal portion of the extension |32'will draw an additional amount of thread through the needle. Thus, after the thread hasl been severed there will be suicent thread extending beyond the needle to eliminate any danger of the end of the lthread being drawn from the needle by the action of the looper ||5.

Hold-down mechanism Extending across the lower portion |33 of the stitching mechanism is a plate |34, see Figs. 3, 5 and 6, the latter being rigidly carried by the up#- right 13 by means of the angle brackets |35. The plate |34 is'ot a general L-shape as best shown in Fig. 1 and is provided with a slot |36, Fig. 3, to permit passage of the foot 93 and needle of the stitching mechanism.- Secured to the plate |34 is a block |31 which'pivotally carries a U- shaped hold-down foot |38, the latter being rigidly connected to a shaft |391. Rigidly connected to the shaft |39^is a short lever |4|.

Carried by -th'e inner upright 68 is a bearing member |42 which pivotally carries a shaft |43. The latter is provided at one end with a vshort lever |44 operatively connected by the link |45 to the lever |4I. Rigidly carried by the opposite end of the shaft |43 is another lever |48 which is operatively connected at its free end to a vertically extending rod ,|41, see Fig. 6, the latter being slidably mounted in a. member |48. rigidly secured to the'cross member 54. The rod |41 is urged in a downward direction by a spring |49 and is provided with a roller1|5| engageable with a ramp or cam |52 mounted on the upper tace of the cam disc 25. Thus, when the roller |5I is riding on the ramp |52 the hold-down foot |33 will be raised by means of the connecting links and shafts-while when the roller |5| drops oil.' the ramp |52, the spring |49 acting through the various levers and links, will rotate the foot |38 to engage the material being stitched. The 'loot I31prevents the material from moving transversely with the stitching mechanism as the latter moves across the material.

The complete operation One end of the material to-be stitched is placed between the rollers 68, 69 and the rollers 14. The stitching head is initially in a position adjacent the rear member 4, with the foot 93 and the needle positioned at the beginning of the line to be stitched. In such position the roller |02 is engaged with the cam-member |05 and the carriage and head II are disposed in the position opposite to that illustrated in Fig.- 5. The foot 93 is in its down position, as is the foot |38, to engage the material being stitched. Similarly, the clutch and stop motion mechanism 36 is in a position to lock the shafts 34 and 35 together. the carriage and head will travel across thematerial and the stitchactuated to form a line transversely across the ing mechanism will be of stitching extending' material. As the carriage and stitching mecha- Vnism nears the end of its forward travel, the

roller |02 will engage the cam member |06 and the projection |28 of the cutter assembly will be engaged by the stop |29, so that as the carriage and head reaches the end of .its travel, the sweep arm 95 will be actuated, whereby the extension |32' thereof will draw the thread through the needle, after which the thread will be cut by the cutter bar H3. Just before the arm 95 is actuated the cam 5|, by means of the connecting links, etc., actuates the stop motion mechanism 38, whereby the same is thrown out of driving relation, disconnecting the shafts 34 and 35 and stopping the stitching mechanism with the needle in a raised or upward position. Upon the completion of the line of stitching, the roller |5| will engage the |38. The carriage and head will now begin to return to its original or initial position. Simultaneously with this return riage, the feed rolls 14 will be rotated through their actuating mechanism to advance the material.

As the carriage reaches its initial position, the roller |02 willv engage' the cam member I05,-re turning the plate 91 to itsloriginal position and with it the arm 95, as wellas dropping the loot 93 to its original position. At the same time the roller |5| will drop ofi of the ramp |52, thereby lowering the foot |38 and engagingV the same with they material.

Likewise, the cam 5| will actuate the clutch and stop motion mechanism 38 to again engage the shafts' 34 and 35 to operate the stitching mechanism and the machine will then form another line of stitching, repeating the cycle of operation just described,

Illustrated in Figs. ll

to, be performed by the and illustrating a. portion of a border boxing consisting of an outer ply-|53 of material, an inner ply |54, with a layer of padding |55 interposed between the two plies. It will be noted that with the present machine parallel rows of stitching |58 having their ends ramp |52 to raise the footl movement of the cary,

and 12, ls a sample of nal edges l5] oi' the outer ply may be formed.

By various adjustments of the machine the length of the stitching |56 may be varied to space the ends of the stitching any desired distance from the edges lll.

It will be apparent from the above description that I have provided a stitchingmachine of the kind described which will automatically form rows of stitching in a border boxing or other ma- .Y

terial in which the lines of stitching terminate within the confines. of the material. Likewise, I have provided-,a machine which may be accurately adjusted and which is very dependable and' eiicient in operation.

Having thus described my invention, it is obvious that various immaterial modifications may be made in the same Without departing from the spirit of my invention; hence I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exactrform, construction, arrangement and combination of parts herein shown and described, or uses mentioned.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent is:

1. in a machine of the class described, the combination of a carriage, a stitching mechanism mounted thereon, means for intermittently feeding a plurality of plies of material into said stitching mechanism, means for reciprocating said carriage and therewith the stitching mechanism transversely across said material intermediate of the feeding movement thereof, means for stopping said stitching mechanism to terminate the lines of stitching intermediate the edges of said material with the needle disengaged from the latter, thread cutting means mounted on and moving with the carriage for cutting the thread adja- Cent the face of an inner ply of the material, and cutter actuating means, carried in part by the carriage and in part bypa stationary member of the machine for actuating the thread cutting means at the end of the stitching operation.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a carriage, a stitching mechanism mounted thereon, means for intermittently feeding a plurality of plies of material into said stitching mechanism, means for reciprocating said carriage and therewith the stitching mechanism transversely across said material intermediate of the :feeding movement thereof, means for stopping said stitching mechanism to terminate the lines oi stitching intermediate the edges or the material with the needle disengaged i'rom the material, means for drawing additional thread through the needle at the end of the stitching operation, thread cutting means mounted on and moving with the carriage for cutting the thread adjacent the face or an inner ply' ofthe material subsequent to the drawing of said thread through the needle, and `means carried in part by the carriage for actuating the thread cutting means.

thread, cutter mechanism at the end of the stitch-- ing operation.

4. In a machine of the kind described, the combination oi.' a supporting base, a carriage movably carried thereby, a stitching mechanism mounted on said carriage, means for reciprocating said carriage relative to said base for forming a line of stitching, a cutter slida'bly'carried by said car-A riage having'a `cutting edge adjacent `the thread looper of said stitching mechanism for `severing the thread at the end| of the stitching operation, an arm pivotally carried by said carriage and operatively connected to said cutter, a stop carried by said carriage, a pair of meshed gear segments carried by said supporting base, said segments each. having a projection thereon, said projections engageable when the carriage is adjacent said segments with said arm and stop respectively whereby movement of said carriage relative to said supporting base is transmitted to said 'cutter to actuate the latter, and resilient means for urging said cutter into a non-cutting position.

5. in a machine of the kind described, the combination of a supporting base, a carriage movably carried thereby, a stitching mechanism having a stitching needle mounted on said carriage, means for reciprocating said carriage relative to said base for lforming a line of stitching, means for drawing additional thread through said needh at the end of the stitching operation, a cutter slidably carried by said carriage having a cutting edge adjacent the thread looper of said stitching mechanism for severing the thread subsequent to the drawing of the thread through the needle, an arm pivotally carried by said carriage and operatively connected to said cutter, a stop carried by said can'iage, a pair of meshed gear segments carried by said' supporting base, said segments each having a projection thereon, said projections engageable when the carriage is :ii-acont said segments with said arm and sto; respectively whereby movement of said 'carriage relative to said supporting base is transmitted to said cutter to actuate the latter, and resilient means for urging said cutter into non-cutting position.

6. In a machine of the kind described, the combination of a bodily movable carriage having stitching mechanism thereon including a stitching needle and a thread looper cooperable therewith, a rocker arm pivotally carried by said mechanism operatively connected to the material engaging foot thereof, a' thread engaging member operatively connected to one end of said arm and movable across the path of the needle; operative to draw additional thread through seid.

needle, a second rocker arm carried by said mechanism, a link connecting said rocker arms, and cam means xedly mounted adjacent the path of movement oi the second named rocker arm for actuating the same and therewith actuating the material engaging foot and the thread engaging means.

7. In a machine of the kind described. the combination of a supporting bassa stitching mechanism movably carried thereby, means lfor reciproeating said mechanism transversely across said base, said mechanism having a stitching needle and a thread looper cooperable therewith, a rocker arm pivotally carried by said mechanism, a thread engaging member pivotally carried intermediate its ends Iby said mechanism and operatively connected at one end to the ai# .vent @Dd of said rocker arm, a portion ci said in vier being movable across the path of the lnee.; sperative to draw additional thread through` said needle, a second rocker arm carried by said mechanisln, means operatively connecting said rocker arms, resilient means to hold the second named rocker arm in one position and therewith hold the foot in its lifted position, vand a pair of spaced cam members mounted on said base, one engageable at the termination f the forward movement material intermediate cf the feeding movement thereof, a hold down member positioned adjacent the upper face of saidx material, a pivot member for supporting said hold down member for swinging movement in a plane transverse to the line of travel of said material and engageable with the latter to prevent transverse movement of said material during the operation of said stitching mechanism, a. rotatable disc carried for pivotal movement about a vertical axis and adjacent the path of the stitching mechanism, means for rotating said disc in synchronism with said mechanism, a ramp carried by the upper face of said disc, a follower member engageable with said ramp and operatively connected to said hold down member for actuating the latter, and resilient means urging said follower member towards said ramp. l

9. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a supporting base. a stitching mechanism movably carried thereby, means for intermittently feeding a plurality of plies of material into said mechanism, means for reciprocating said mechanimn transversely axcross said material intermediate of the feeding movement vthereof, a hold down member pivotally mounted on a portion of said base to swing transversely across v and ensageable the path of said material and positioned adiacent the upper face of said, material and engageable therewith to prevent transverse movement of said material during the operation of said stitching mechanism, a disc mounted for rotation in a horizontal piane, means for rotating said disc in synchronism with said mechanism, a ramp earrled by the upper face of said disc, a follower member slidably carried by a portion of said base at one end with said ramp, means for operatively connecting said follower member to .said hold down member, said m-p operative upon engagement with said follower member to disengage said hold down member from the material and resilient means for urging said follower member towards said ramp and said hold down 'member into engagement with the material.

10. In a machine oi the class described, the combination of a supporting frame, a pair of ways carried by said frame, a carriage slidabiy carried by said ways, a stitching mechanism mounted on said carriage, a vertically extending cam shaft, a slotted cam disc carried by said shaft, a lever pivotally connected adjacent one end'to a part of said frame, and having a roller positioned in the cam slot of said disc, an adjustable link pivotally connected at its respective ends to said lever and said carriage, a jack shaft journaled in said frame, means for simultaneously driving said shafts, means operatively connecting said jack shaft and the drive shaft of said stitching mechanism, a stop motion clutch interposed' between said driving means and the drive shaft of said stitching mechanism operative to disconnect said stitching drive shaft from said driving means and stop the stitching mechanism with the needle thereof in a, raised position, a second cam carried by said cam shaft, means operatively connecting said cam and clutch to actuate the latter and stop said stitching mechanism while the latter is returning to its initial stitching position, means for feeding material through said stitching mechanism during the return movement of said carriage while said stitching mechanism is inoperative, means for drawing additional thread through the needle of said stitching mechanism at the end of the stitching operation, and means for cutting the thread subsequent to the drawing of thread through said needle.

DWIGHT N. KELLY. 

